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First NHRA Event
Posted on 6/27/26 at 9:27 am
Posted on 6/27/26 at 9:27 am
Finally got to attend one in person and all I've got to say is holy cow. TV does these machines no justice. We were fortunate enough to get within a few yards of the starting line and just to feel the sound wave percussion in your whole body crazy. Can't remember the driver but they set a track record...ran 3.80 something at 340mph.
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Posted on 6/27/26 at 9:29 am to FatBoy62
Rookie numbers, gotta get them up.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 9:31 am to FatBoy62
It’s a wild experience. I always recommend people do three things: get as close to the start line as possible for a launch, go down to the traps to see what 300+ mph really looks like and watch a rebuild in the pits.
This post was edited on 6/27/26 at 9:31 am
Posted on 6/27/26 at 9:39 am to FatBoy62
Give me corners or give me death.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 9:42 am to FatBoy62
Went to the races in Denver, or Morrison specifically several years ago. We had been to a couple at different locations. But this one topped all of them. The track was in the valley between the mountains. You talk about vibrating the body. It was called thunder in the valley for a reason. Sadly they closed the track a couple of years ago to make a subdivision or something.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 9:42 am to VooDude
It’s ’dega baby!
Posted on 6/27/26 at 10:04 am to FatBoy62
I’d like to see it but not all day. After an hour or so I’d be ready to go. Maybe they can make per hour tickets.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 10:15 am to FatBoy62
Supercharged Nitromethane 
Posted on 6/27/26 at 10:29 am to FatBoy62
Been telling this for years. No way to appreciate the raw power of these cars without seeing it up close and personal. Best indoctrination is watching warm ups in the pits and getting throttle whacks and a sniff of nitro fumes. And the pressure waves from a run are startling
Posted on 6/27/26 at 11:56 am to tigger4ever
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Sadly they closed the track a couple of years ago to make a subdivision or something.
Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia was headed for the same date, but the IHRA convinced the town council to allow them to buy it and continue to use as a drag strip. I doubt NHRA returns though, which is a shame. The Southern Nationals were a crown jewel of the NHRA circuit at one time.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 11:57 am to PJinAtl
Went to Erwinville to watch the races multiple times as a yute. Loved it.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 12:00 pm to FatBoy62
Are you in Norwalk?
Posted on 6/27/26 at 12:45 pm to FatBoy62
Went to my first drag race last summer in Ferris, TX. It's 1/8th mile track but it was a lot of fun. Would go back and would encourage others. Very American thing.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 12:50 pm to AlwysATgr
Go to IMAX in Charlotte. They have the 4 wide nationals. Four of those bad boys running at the same time.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 1:46 pm to CatsGoneWild
Yes we were in Norwalk. Kids were wanting to go back to Cedar Point this summer so we were close by.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 2:18 pm to FatBoy62
Funniest thing is always sitting in the stands after the first couple nitromethane cars go down track and you can hear every car alarm within a half mile going off.
It is pretty cool to watch those guys go through those engines up close. just get away when they go to crank it up to break it in. If you aren't used to being around nitromethane, it's basically like being maced
It is pretty cool to watch those guys go through those engines up close. just get away when they go to crank it up to break it in. If you aren't used to being around nitromethane, it's basically like being maced
Posted on 6/27/26 at 2:23 pm to FatBoy62
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There's no use trying to talk.
No human sound can stand up to this.
Loud enough to knock you down...
This post was edited on 6/27/26 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 6/27/26 at 4:51 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Jesus Built My Hotrod
All of the sudden I found myself in love with the world...
Posted on 6/27/26 at 5:15 pm to FatBoy62
The fuel engines are monsters, turning out approx 12,000 horse power. But for all that power how many revolutions do you think they turn in a 1000' race?
Posted on 6/27/26 at 6:02 pm to dblwall
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But for all that power how many revolutions do you think they turn in a 1000' race?
About 350 - not kidding. During actual run not including startup or burnout
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